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Updated: 4:36 AM CDT May 12, 2020

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cloudy with a chance of pan, according mask and gloves for Francis Llama Llama hasn't changed pajamas and green eggs and wash your hands. These are just some of Stephanie drillings were. I'm not essential worker as as much as I wish I were. I can't go out and be a nurse or a doctor or a sanitation worker or work in a grocery store. I can't do those things right now, But what I can dio is create a lawyer by trade, with no artistic training whatsoever. This Manhattan mom says her clever paintings were really born out of a way to not only pastime and keep her busy, but toe also offer a better way to explain the pandemic to her small Children. I started painting cartoon ified Corona viruses. My daughter had been talking a lot about what Corona virus meant to her, what it what it meant for her life that she knew at that time living in the vicinity of several major hospitals, Trilling says the first few weeks in quarantine with her family were anxiety inducing, not just for the adults but for the kids. It was really distressing because we knew inside every one of those ambulances was someone who was very, very ill. This offered the family a distraction. Every night, Trilling sits down and gets painting first with her five year olds watercolors and eventually with her own supplies. She eventually started posting her illustrated puns to her Instagram page, and it's growing in followers. She hopes to publish her work someday with a little addition. Stories of her family's experience living through the cove in 19 Crisis in the country's epicenter with little ones. It's something that we all should documents, and this is my way of documenting it.

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Mom recreates popular children's book covers to help explain coronavirus to kids

A Manhattan mom has gotten creative when it comes to trying to explain coronavirus to her small children.Stefanie Trilling, who is a legal marketing attorney with no artistic training, began painting small lessons in the form of recreated children's book covers.Some of the creative titles include "Cloudy with a Chance of Panic Hoarding," "Llama Llama Hasn't Changed Pajamas" and "Green Eggs and Wash Your Hands.""I started painting cartoonified coronaviruses," Trilling told WPIX-TV. "My daughter had been talking a lot about what coronavirus meant to her, what it meant for her, the life that she knew at that time."Those initial doodles evolved into the recreated book covers. She's now trying to sell the paintings for charity — and she's trying to find a nonprofit where she can partner to help donate the proceeds.Watch the video above to learn more about this story.

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A Manhattan mom has gotten creative when it comes to trying to explain coronavirus to her small children.

Stefanie Trilling, who is a legal marketing attorney with no artistic training, began painting small lessons in the form of recreated children's book covers.

Some of the creative titles include "Cloudy with a Chance of Panic Hoarding," "Llama Llama Hasn't Changed Pajamas" and "Green Eggs and Wash Your Hands."

"I started painting cartoonified coronaviruses," Trilling told WPIX-TV. "My daughter had been talking a lot about what coronavirus meant to her, what it meant for her, the life that she knew at that time."

Those initial doodles evolved into the recreated book covers. She's now trying to sell the paintings for charity — and she's trying to find a nonprofit where she can partner to help donate the proceeds.